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Pet Peeve

Baker & TaylorUnlikely Goblin hero Goody is instructed by the Good Magician Humfrey to find a suitable home for a foul-tempered bird, a quest that inadvertently triggers an invasion by an army of seemingly indestructible killer robots and forces Goody to enlist the aid of a host of supernatural denizens.

McMillan Palgrave

An abominable army of automatons has plunged Xanth into dire peril in Pet Peeve, the 29th hilarious adventure in Piers Anthony's beloved fantasy series. All that stands between the enchanted land and destruction is a most unlikely hero, a forlorn, mild-mannered Goblin named Goody, whose courteous ways have earned him the scorn of his ill-tempered goblin fellows.

Assigned by the Good Magician Humfrey to find a appropriate abode for the Pet Peeve--a foul-mouthed fowl who insults anyone it encounters, Goody reluctantly sets out on this daunting quest, armed only with a bag of half-spent spells, and guarded by a brawny woman warrior called Hannah Barbarian.

But when Goody's mission unknowingly triggers an invasion of Xanth by a horde of mechanical marauders from a faraway Robot World, he must enlist the aid of Xanth's many denizens--dragons, zombies, centaurs, demons, elves, and even goblins like himself. And, in the heart of Goblin Mountain, Goody finds an unexpected ally - Gwenny Goblin, a beautiful, strong-willed goblin chief who can help him rally Xanth to repel the robot army, and perhaps mend his broken heart as well.

Brimming with heart-stopping adventure and heart-warming delight, overflowing with wicked wit and wanton wordplay, Pet Peeve is Piers Anthony in rare form, an exceptional new chapter in the continuing chronicles of Xanth.

Blackwell North AmerIt all started when a mysterious stranger gave Goody Goblin a most unwelcome gift - an offensive Finger designed to affront anyone who encounters it. Any self-respecting goblin male would have been rendered furious and fuming. But Goody was cursed with a courteous character, a bane that had long made him a laughingstock among his goblin fellows.When Goody asked the Good Magician Humfrey to rid him of the fickle Finger, he was given another burden in return. He was assigned to find an appropriate abode for a baleful bird - the Pet Peeve, a fowl as foulmouthed as Goody is genteel. For only someone as kind as Goody could long coexist with a creature as obnoxious as this Pet Peeve.Aimless and heartbroken after the recent passing of his beloved wife, Go Go, Goody Goblin reluctantly agrees to undertake this unenviable mission, armed only with a bag of half-spent spells and guarded by a brawny woman warrior called Hannah Barbarian. Their daunting quest leads them on a wild and wondrous journey from the chaotic Region of Madness to the genderbending No Man's Land, from the wells of memory to the realm of dreams.But Goody's mission unknowingly triggers an invasion of Xanth by a horde of mechanical marauders from a faraway Robot World amid the many microscopic moons that orbit the head of Princess Ida. To avert this impending disaster, Goody sets out to enlist the aid of Xanth's many denizens - dragons, zombies, centaurs, demons, elves, and even goblins like himself. And, in the heart of Goblin Mountain, Goody finds an unexpected ally - Gwenny Gobliness, a beautiful, strong-willed goblin chief who could help him rally Xanth to repel the robot army, and perhaps mend his broken heart as well.

Baker & TaylorUnlikely Goblin hero Goody is instructed by the Good Magician Humfrey to find a suitable home for a foul-tempered bird, a quest that inadvertently triggers an invasion by an army of seemingly indestructible killer robots.